Short S.25 Sunderland Family
The Short Sunderland was a large British four-engine maritime flying boat developed from the Short Empire civil transport. Its long endurance, boat hull, spacious internal volume, and ability to operate from sheltered water supported maritime patrol, convoy protection, transport, and rescue. The family served globally through the Second World War and afterward, including cargo work during the Berlin Airlift and long-range operations in Asia.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Short S.25 SunderlandSunderland flying boatSunderland MR5Short Sunderland V
- Family Name
- Short Sunderland
- Full Name
- Short S.25 Sunderland Family
- Roles
- militaryreconnaissancesearch_and_rescuecargoutility
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- water
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Short Sunderland was a large British four-engine maritime flying boat developed from the Short Empire civil transport. Its long endurance, boat hull, spacious internal volume, and ability to operate from sheltered water supported maritime patrol, convoy protection, transport, and rescue. The family served globally through the Second World War and afterward, including cargo work during the Berlin Airlift and long-range operations in Asia.
- Dimensions
- Length M
- 26
- Wingspan M
- 34.39
- First Flight Year
- 1,937
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Name
- Short Sunderland Mk V R-1830 fit
- Notes
- MOTAT's preserved NZ4115 is a 1945 Mk V with four Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90B Twin Wasp engines; the canonical relationship is family-level because the catalog node is the R-1830 Twin Wasp family.
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 13:17:03 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 31, 2026 at 05:08:27 UTC